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Today the Deeds campaign released a new ad highlighting the Washington Post’s strong endorsement of Creigh Deeds for governor. The ad, “Longtime Champion,” highlights the Post’s selection of Deeds as “the better choice for governor,” calling Deeds “a longtime champion” of “enlightened, bipartisan” accomplishments.
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Monday, Oct. 19 COACH GROH: About as good as challenge as we could look for this week in an opponent. Sure could make a pretty strong argument, the hottest team in the ACC with a unique system of play in two of the three elements of their team. Much is made of the uniqueness of…
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The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Sunday that ESPN/ABC has chosen to televise the Clemson at Miami football game this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
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You don’t need to go as far as gay marriage. A candidate can win the support of the LGBT community by advocating legislation that would allow employees to include gay and lesbian partners in group life-insurance policies. Indeed, it doesn’t take much to break through what Jay Fisette, the Arlington County Board of Supervisors member…
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PUSH: Creigh Deeds gets WaPo endorsement It could be the push that Deeds needed to get over the hump in the Virginia governor’s race. Deeds had crept to within two points of Republican Bob McDonnell in a September Rasmussen poll before falling behind by nine in Rasmussen and the Washington Post and 14 points in…
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A Washington Post endorsement reversed Creigh Deeds’ fortunes in the ’09 Democratic Party primary. Can Deeds get another boost from another Post endorsement? “If the current campaign for governor has clarified anything, it is that state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee, has the good sense and political courage to maintain the forward-looking policies…
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Virginia was down 9-3 late in the third quarter, and was down a starting quarterback. But Al Groh had his suddenly stout D, and it brought the Cavs home with a W. “They really, really played,” Groh said of his defense, which forced four turnovers, one of which defensive tackle Nate Collins returned 32 yards…
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26th District Democrat Gene Hart is giving Republican incumbent Matt Lohr a run for his re-election money, literally. Aside from Hart, though, Democratic candidates contending for seats representing the Central Shenandoah Valley in Richmond are struggling to keep pace with their Republican counterparts. Hart actually outraised Lohr in the Sept. 1-30 reporting period, according to…
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Attorney-general candidate Steve Shannon today released a new plan to protect consumers against exorbitant loan rates. The plan calls for tightening restrictions on the rates charged by payday lenders, increasing penalties for lenders who break the law, and providing financial literacy education for consumers. “It is the attorney general’s responsibility to protect Virginians,” said Shannon….
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Representatives from the statewide Democratic Party campaigns and Democratic candidates for local seats in the Virginia House of Delegates will address women’s issues at a forum being sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Democratic Coalition for Professional Women next week.
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